Lori Bumgarner Béen

Author: Lori Bumgarner Béen

job loss
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Job Loss

Job loss can be a very devastating event, not just in a person’s career, but also in one’s life. This is especially true when the person is not mentally prepared for the event. I see this all the time in my work with my clients who are experiencing a layoff.

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Transparency
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

What Transparency Looks Like

For you who are familiar with Creative Mornings, this month’s theme is “Transparency.” The word “transparency” brings to my mind synonyms like “clarity,” “vulnerability,” and “authenticity.” These words have really been on my radar the pasts few weeks. Transparency = Vulnerability + Authenticity   Last week, I was giving my

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self-talk
Inspirational/Motivational
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Is Self-Talk Crippling You?

Thank you to my client Katie who submitted this for the paNASH blog. I appreciate her being so open and vulnerable so that others won’t feel alone. Lori Bumgarner, Owner of paNASH I find it hard some mornings to get out of bed because of the hostile environment I have

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use LinkedIn
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How To Use LinkedIn

Most people I talk to admit they don’t know how to use LinkedIn to its full potential. I receive comments like, “I have a profile but I’ve done nothing with it.” Or, “I’m on LinkedIn but I don’t really know what to do with it.” Does this sound familiar? Use

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your worth
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Stand Up For Your Worth

What’s your worth? My first year out of grad school, I worked at an institution where my male counterparts got paid A LOT more money for a lot less responsibility than me. I also once worked in an industry where I was often told, “Oh, we can’t pay you for

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build confidence
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

How to Build Confidence and Achieve Goals

One question I ask potential clients in my intake form is, “What do you wish you had more of:  time, money, or confidence?” Most people answer, “Confidence.” Therefore, building confidence is one of the main things I work on with my coaching clients throughout each of our sessions. This common

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starved for purpose
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Starved for Purpose

Starved for Purpose Many clients come to me starved for purpose in their work. They are aching to use the skills with which they’ve been blessed. For this reason, I wanted to share an article I recently saw in the Nashville Business Journal. It is entitled “That Time When My

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too old
Goal-setting
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Too Old for Gold? Age Is Just a Number

Like most people, I’ve been watching the Olympics the past week and a half. It is the best way to witness people’s pursuit of their passions in action. What I love most about the Olympics and sports in general is the inspiration and encouragement it provides for everyone who has

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discover new passions
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Discover New Passions

Discover New Passions This week’s paNASH blog is actually a link to an article on “5 Ways to Discover New Passions” I recently wrote for The Daily Positive, a popular blog site first created by Dale Partridge and designed to include writings that inspire you to live a life of

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Back to School
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Back to School

I made the mistake of going into Staples the day before school starts. Since I don’t have kids, I just wasn’t thinking. The place was packed! Watching the children brought back memories of when I was a kid. I wasn’t always happy about going back to school, but I relished

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Persevering
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

When Persevering Is Your Only Option

One of my biggest passions is stand up paddle boarding (if you didn’t already know that from last week’s blog post). I love it so much, partly because I pick up so many life lessons while out on my board. Life Lessons From The Water This is why I started

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combine your passions
Career Advice
Lori Bumgarner Béen

Combine Your Passions to Create Opportunity

When helping my clients, one thing I like to do is encourage them to brainstorm ways they can combine their passions. An example of this is someone who has a love for sports and for photography parlaying that into a part-time or full-time job as a sports photographer. Or, someone

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